Where the Buggalo Roam

Kif goes to Amy's home on Mars to meet her parents. They immediately dislike him saying he's too much of a wimp. Native Martians rustle away the family buggalo because they feel they got cheated when they traded away their land in exchange for a bead. Trying to prove himself, Kif volunteers to get them back. He does, but loses Amy in the process.

Quotes (59)

Bender: (singing) We got a right to pick a little fight with russ-lers!
Somebody wants to pick a fight with us, he better bite my ass!

Amy: Thanks for saving my life, Kif. You're my hero.
Kif: Oh, you're kind. But your parents still don't like me.
Amy: Well globviously! But if they liked you then I wouldn't. Don't you know anything about girls?

Martian: The very bead used to crush our dreams shall be used to crush your bones.
Kif: Well, actually, I don't have bones. I'm supported by a system of fluid-filled bladders that...

Singing Wind: Here, take.
Kif: Ooh, no thanks. I'm on the peace patch.
Singing Wind: You must smoke peace pipe, and you must do it peacefully. Or we'll kill you.

Allusions (12)

Great Stone Face of Mars
Probable reference to a famous photograph, which, due to a shadow cast by a hill, looked eerily like a face on Mars.

Zapp dubs himself the "Man with No Name". In the western context, he is referring to Clint Eastwood's seminal character from the movies A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly who was left un-named.

Fry: Hey, it's that 'the barbecue's over' sound again.
The call with which the native Martians summon the sandstorm resembles the sound of the didgeridoo, a musical instrument of the Australian Aborigine people.

Where the Buggalo Roam
The title of this episode is a play on a line in the folk song "Home on the Range." The line in the song is "Where the Buffalo Roam."

Public Service Announcement: Crying Native AmericanA native martian cries after Zapp Brannigan throws an empty Slurm can on the ground. This is a reference to the 1970's public service announcement.